Mary E. Holland is a largely forgotten figure today, but she was well known around town in her time, and deserves to re-take her place as a famous part of Chicago history. One of the first female detectives in America, she presented forensic analysis at the first modern trial in which a man was convicted on…
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Murder Castle of HH Holmes Ebook EXPANDED!
Our first ebook, THE MURDER CASTLE OF HH HOLMES, has now been expanded to a FULL LENGTH book. Re-organized with tons of new info, new diagrams, and more to tell a more complete picture of the famous “castle” through eyewitness accounts from people lived and worked in the building. Now over 55,000 words to tell…
Johann Hoch and HH Holmes: Partners in Crime?
It’s kind of a disturbing thing to have “favorite serial killer” at all, but mine is probably Johann Hoch, the goofball who spoke like a German dialect comic, looked like the dude on the Pringles can, and had already a proposed to what may have been his 55th wife when they caught him. Wife #53…
New Ebook: THE CURSE OF H.H. HOLMES
Did the murderous H.H. Holmes put a curse on all those present at his trial? And did so many of them die that some believed Holmes was taking revenge from beyond the grave? Stories of Holmes and his “Evil Eye” have been circulating since before his execution in 1896. In the twenty years after that,…
Here we go again…H.H. Holmes Goes to College!
Well, it’s been a while – we’ve been busy working on a new series of Smart Aleck’s Guides and preparing for the November release of a couple of novels around here. But Halloween is coming, and our Smart Aleck’s Guide to Grave Robbing E-book is coming very soon, so….why not talk about H.H. Holmes? Holmes…
Chicago Unbelievable Ebooks Now on Nook
Chicago Unbelievable Presents: THE MURDER CASTLE OF HH HOLMES: Eyewitness Accounts, Diagrams and Pictures What was the “Murder Castle” really like? Accounts of eyewitnesses and neighbors collected from the 1890s through its destruction in the 1930s, with photos – many reprinted here for the first time. Our first mini ebook is now just 2.99, with…
Hull House Ghost Pictures
To celebrate the new Ghosts of Hull House ebook that will be released tomorrow, if all goes well, let’s take a look at a few of the more notable Hull House shots I had on my tours over the years. I’ve tried to get in touch with the photographers – if one of these is…
Because You Asked For it: Murder Castle Ebook Now on Kindle!
Things have been quiet on the blog lately, but it’s not because I’ve been lazy! I’m busy with no less than three new Chicago history books! In the mean time, we’ve ported the Murder Castle Ebook over to Kindle – diagrams, eyewitness accounts, maps, and more! All there is to know about what life was…